You think Trump knew what he was doing when he put the Trump World Tower next to the UN Building?
Posted on 04/18/2018 9:54:41 AM PDT by Colonel Kangaroo
(CNN)Nikki Haley is not to be trifled with -- especially by the likes of a TV anchor-turned-newly-minted White House aide.
Larry Kudlow, the chief economic adviser for President Donald Trump, learned that lesson the (very) hard way on Tuesday after he gave an roundly dismissive interview on Haley's promise of future sanctions against Russia.
"She got ahead of the curve," Kudlow told reporters gathered near Mar-a-Lago. "She's done a great job, she's a very effective ambassador. There might have been some momentary confusion about that."
It felt -- and sounded -- like a rhetorical pat on the head. Sure, Nikki said that we were imposing sanctions on Russia. But she was sort of out of the loop and we changed our minds. She means well!
Haley wasn't having it.
"With all due respect, I don't get confused," she said in a statement released Tuesday afternoon.
Ice. Cold.
It's clear from that statement that Haley was annoyed that she had been put on the Sunday shows to sell soon-to-be-announced sanctions against Russia only to watch the rug pulled out from under her when the President changed his mind about the timing (or maybe even the existence) of the sanctions.
There's roughly a 0% chance that Haley a) freelanced on the timing of those sanctions or b) was somehow confused by the proposed timing of their rollout.
That indignity was big enough. But to then have Kudlow say, essentially, "Nikki is a nice person but the big boys have got this one" was a bridge too far for Haley. And understandably so.
People forget that Haley made her name in South Carolina as a challenge to the old boys political network in the state.
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"Haley has, to date, been among the most successful Trump senior officials during the first 16 months of the Trump administration"
The upshot of this communications snafu, and the leaks of Trump and Pence supposedly at odds over Pence’s staff appointment are that the WH needs to get its communication $hit together. Find and eradicate the leakers, now! Get an effective communications director in there, now!
Nimrata Randhawa is a Cheap Labor Express stooge, committed to the bipartisan plan to steal the USA from her citizens.
She endorsed Rubio for President, as ineligible as she is as they were both born of foreign national parents and are not naturally Americans as they both inherited the foreign nationalities of their parents.
I don’t think Larry K. deserved such treatment. Why must the administration air all that dirty laundry, knowing how the left enjoys any hint of GOP discord.
If Nikki’s ego is this brittle, I have my doubts about her priorities. If she has any beefs about what was said, she needs to speak to the president. Everyone knows President Trump often changes his mind about how something is to be done. Larry was simply conveying the message, and trying to be diplomatic about it.
Nikki.....learn to shut your mouth occasionally. We don’t need any more debates.
She reads directly from Cliff Notes. She has no experience in foreign affairs. She’s a Rep with “0” powers.
I’m not a fan of Nicki Haley but she has been doing a really good job at the UN. That’s because she does exactly what Trump tells her to do. If she said it Trump told her to say it. Sometimes you have to take one for the team. Kudlow should just STFU about it.
Is the left trying to cause trouble with all this Nikki Haley Bull Crap ?
If Haley wasn’t confused, than she was uninformed or downright lying.
Kudlow as expected, was being a gentleman with his characterization.
Agreed. She’s done a great job at the UN. Why is Larry commenting on this at all? He has no standing on foreign policy.
“Is the left trying to cause trouble with all this Nikki Haley Bull Crap ?”
Yes! Any turmoil they can cause in the Trump admin they consider a feather in their cap.
Yes Trump left her hanging in the wind and she was taking it for the team. Then Kudlow had to pile on. I would have told him to ESAD.
It is no wonder a writer from the news network of the establishment is praising her.
“Savage own”? Please, please, stop this nonsense! All adults should stop trying to sound like posturing 14-year-olds and just use some clear, dignified language.
It’s not that difficult. In this case, the writer could say, “I prefer Ms. Haley’s position on this issue to Mr. Kudlow’s.” See, anyone can do it.
I am an unabashed Nikki Haley fan, and at this point I am a fan of almost no one. I like Kudlow, too, though I would not go so far as to call myself a fan.
Until Kudlow piled on, she showed every indication that she would take that bullet.
There was a screwup somewhere. Maybe the President. Stuff happens, of course, and the left wants to make this a huge deal. What we should be doing is lauding the simple fact that the Administration retracted what Haley said rather than letting it go. That takes courage and confidence.
Shut down the UN. Period.
Maybe it is just theater.
You think Trump knew what he was doing when he put the Trump World Tower next to the UN Building?
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